Hello, I'm a new grad nurse of 3 months and my handoff reports I feel suck. I work Night Shift so you would think I have plenty of time to relax and look up more info on my patients.
Something always happens to where my plans to sit down and look up more info/updates on my patients fails. Either a patients IV blows, I get a new admission from ER, which btw at my hospital, you don't get report, most of the time you get a txt from transport telling you that the new admission is coming to your room. Other times the patient needs you to turn them or assist them in going to the bathroom, which btw I know I can delegate to the CNA but sometimes they can't be found or they won't reply back and you feel bad telling the patient to wait and no one ever shows up.
I've tried to prioritize who to assess first, give meds to first as well but small things as mentioned occur sometimes all at once. Sometimes I get multiple patient calls on my mobile at once. Not to mention I get calls from drs or lab which I feel delays my time management.
I'm really trying to better myself each day but I feel I fail and I look so bad giving report to the oncoming nurse, I feel I look neglectful as a nurse or don't really know my patients and it looks so bad. IDK what to do, I feel I'm not getting better at report and multi tasking. Am I doomed to suck or is it something I'll get better at?